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You take the Oath of Enlistment and swear to serve, so help you (G)od.
The Chaplain gives an invocation at every ceremony.
You are criticized for 'threatening the morale of your peers' with your godless ways.
Sound familiar?

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Nancy, in my experience we always rip the Coast Guard guys about not being really military. Additionally I believe they are classed more as 'Homeland Security' now, versus 'Military.'

My limited interaction with Coast Guard was that they were not very 'liberal.' Two years stationed on a Air Force base did teach me that the AF was way more 'liberal' than the Army; and have fewer church-goers than the Army.

I served in the US Army from 2000-2006; and consider myself quite lucky to have not seen combat. I was in a Field Artillery unit in the Fire Direction Control section (13C/13D). I also spent some time as supplemental Security Forces on an Air Force Base (full-on cop training, but when you finish training they don't give you a badge, but then you go perform the daily duties of a cop).

My deconversion came late in my military career, and my actual awakening to atheism came after I was out. So I can also count myself lucky in not experiencing pressure or persicution during my time in.

Personally, most of my commanders were very lax on anything religious. In fact I had one tell me he didn't go to church cause he had more important things to get done; and so he didn't expect any of us to waste valuable time there either. Come to think of it, it was his XO that told me faith was for individuals and only ignorant people followed the church. I know most experiences aren't like this though, and it saddens me that non-believers are treated poorly. If you've got the guts to serve your country (especially the last eight years), you should be respected for your service, no matter what you believe in.

Those who don't serve in Gods name can't be trusted. I suppose a secular army would be seen as a legion of the anti-Christ. Next stop Armageddon. It is hard for me to believe that there are people who take such ideas seriously but apparently they do.